Aaliyah

Which generation did Aaliyah belong to?

Aaliyah was a part of the Generation X demographic cohort.

"So she wasn't a Millennial?!"

Aaliyah did not belong to the Millennial generation. The Millennial generation started in 1980, which was one year after she was born (1979).
This means that she was actually a member of Gen-X. Or the "MTV generation", as it is sometimes called.

What was her real name?

Her real name was Aaliyah Haughton.

What was she known for?

She was an R&B singer who released popular songs such as "Try Again" and "Back & Forth". She also starred in the film Romeo Must Die (2000).

What was she also known as?

Her nickname / alias was: "Baby Girl"

Which star sign was Aaliyah?

Aaliyah had the star sign Capricorn.

Life Path Number.

Her Life Path Number was 7.

How tall was she?

Aaliyah was around 5 ft 7 inches tall. In centimetres, her height was 171 cm.

Statistically speaking, this means that she was slightly taller than the average American female. However, she was not tall by conventional standards.

See also: Celebrities who are 5 ft 7 inches.

How old would Aaliyah be now?

If she was still alive today, she would be 44 years old.

That means that she'd be roughly the same age as the following people:

Manny Pacquiao

Boxer.
Born on December 17th, 1978
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Katie Holmes

Actress.
Born on December 18th, 1978
Star Sign: Sagittarius

Estella Warren

Actress.
Born on December 23rd, 1978
Star Sign: Capricorn

John Legend

Singer.
Born on December 28th, 1978
Star Sign: Capricorn

How many years ago did she die?

She died 21 years, 6 months and 26 days ago.

What day of the week was she born on?

She was born on a Tuesday.

What day of the week did she die on?

She died on a Saturday.

How long ago did Aaliyah die?

She died in August, 2001, which was over 21 years ago. Two decades have passed since her death.

To put that into perspective.

• A child that was born on the same day that she died would be in college by now.
• Since Aaliyah's death in 2001, roughly five FIFA World Cups have taken place. Furthermore, around six US presidential elections have been held.
• This person was not alive to witness the attacks on September 11. When she died, the WTC towers were still standing.
• Since her death, the United States has had three new presidents.
• The United Kingdom has had six new prime ministers since she passed away.
• Because she died in 2001, it means that she probably never heard of famous names such as Kanye West, 50 Cent, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, LeBron James and Mark Zuckerberg.
• She did not live long enough to see the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Other people who died around August 25, 2001.

Celebrities and other notable figures who died around the same time as Aaliyah.

Timothy McVeigh

American terrorist. Deceased
Died on June 11th, 2001
Died at the age of 33
Star Sign: Taurus

Thuy Trang

Actress. Deceased
Died on September 3rd, 2001
Died at the age of 27
Star Sign: Sagittarius

George Harrison

Musician. Deceased
Died on November 29th, 2001
Died at the age of 58
Star Sign: Pisces

People who are the same height as Aaliyah.

Celebrities and other notable figures who are exactly the same height as her.

Jeff Bezos

Amazon founder.
Born on January 12th, 1964
Height: 1.71m / 5 ft 7 inches

Carlos Tevez

Soccer player.
Born on February 5th, 1984
Height: 1.71m / 5 ft 7 inches

Psy

South Korean singer.
Born on December 31st, 1977
Height: 1.71m / 5 ft 7 inches

The Kid Laroi

Australian singer.
Born on August 17th, 2003
Height: 1.71m / 5 ft 7 inches

People who are taller than her.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly taller than her.

Jessie J

Singer.
Born on March 27th, 1988
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Sergio Aguero

Argentine soccer player.
Born on June 2nd, 1988
Height: 1.73m / 5 ft 8 inches

David Dobrik

Internet personality.
Born on July 23rd, 1996
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

JoJo Siwa

Youtuber.
Born on May 19th, 2003
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Reece James

Soccer player.
Born on December 8th, 1999
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

Gemma Collins

English media personality.
Born on January 31st, 1981
Height: 1.75m / 5 ft 9 inches

People who are shorter than her.

Celebrities and other figures who are slightly shorter than her.

Kayleigh McEnany

White House press secretary.
Born on April 18th, 1988
Height: 1.70m / 5 ft 7 inches

Jayne Mansfield

Actress. Deceased
Born on April 19th, 1933
Height: 1.66m / 5 ft 5 inches

Woody Allen

Actor.
Born on December 1st, 1935
Height: 1.65m / 5 ft 5 inches

Danai Gurira

Actress.
Born on February 14th, 1978
Height: 1.70m / 5 ft 7 inches

Marc Bolan

Musician. Deceased
Born on September 30th, 1947
Height: 1.65m / 5 ft 5 inches

Mark Owen

English singer.
Born on January 27th, 1972
Height: 1.65m / 5 ft 5 inches